Justin Barber (Aaron D. Spears) might be signing up for unemployment benefits after Friday's episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. Spencer Publications' chief counsel goes head-to-head with Katie Logan Spencer (Heather Tom). Will the power-trippin' CEO kick Liv and Dru's cousin to the curb?

Justin's saving grace just might be his homeboy Bill (Don Diamont). The pimptastic ex-publisher is doing everything in his power to get Karen (Joanna Johnson) back on his side.

Speaking of being on someone's good side, Oliver (Zack Conroy) doesn't see the problem in getting closer to Aly (Ashlyn Pearce) having the fringe benefit of securing his place at Forrester Creations. Is B&B a delicious mix of bedroom and boardroom drama right now, or what? Watch a sneak peek of Friday's show after the jump!

Eric Schmirick. Bill Pill. The only man for for diabolical jewelry designer Quinn Fuller—whether she knows it or not—is publishing scion Liam Spencer!

Seriously, how hot are Rena Sofer and Scott Clifton's confrontation scenes on The Bold and the Beautiful? Imagine how Wyatt (Darin Brooks) and Hope (Kim Matula) would react to a LiQuinn pairing. It's time for Dollar Bill's (Don Diamont) boy and his baby mama to get busy.

Speaking of Bill, he's at lunch, trying to convince his sapphic sis to give him back his company. Come on, Karen (Joanna Johnson). Hook yo brutha up! Watch a sneak peek of Thursday's B&B after the jump!

Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) wants to knock cocky kid sister Katie (Heather Tom) down a few pegs on The Bold and the Beautiful. After an explosive confrontation over Eric (John McCook) appointing Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Brooke co-vice-presidents of Forrester Creations, the sisters are more at odds than ever before.

On today's installment of the CBS sudser, Brooke reaches out to Karen Spencer (Joanna Johnson), with the hope of seeing Bill (Don Diamont) allowed to reclaim the CEO spot at Spencer Publications. Will Bill's sister bite?

Meanwhile, Liam (Scott Clifton) is begging and pleading like Keith Sweat for Hope (Kim Matula) to give him another chance. Now y'all know Wyatt (Darin Brooks) isn't trying to hear that madness. Watch Wednesday's B&B sneak peek after the jump!

It’s a typical soap opera dilemma: a woman with two loves must make a choice. For writer and actress Joanna Johnson, the decision was between playing Karen on The Bold and the Beautiful or becoming an executive producer on The Fosters, a groundbreaking drama about a lesbian couple and their adopted children.

The Fosters quickly became one of ABC Family’s biggest hits, and B&B cut short its own planned lesbian storyline. After The Fosters TCA panel, Johnson revealed she would like to return to B&B and shared how Bill Bell has inspired her writing.

Daytime Confidential: Have you been speaking with Brad Bell about returning to The Bold and the Beautiful?

Joanna Johnson: You know what’s funny is, Brad Bradeweg who is one of my [writing] partners on The Fosters, a couple times I have [meant to] email him and emailed Brad Bell instead. Brad Bell always writes something funny back like, “Yeah, I think that’s a good idea. You should do that on your show.” But we do talk. The last time I went back he called me himself and said, “I don’t want to recast. Is there any way you can comeback if I consolidate the story as fast as I can?” and that’s when Heather Tom’s character takes over the company. Then my daughter [Caroline] got married and I was going to go back for the wedding, but they decided to do an elopement story. But we’re still in contact and I would love to go back… I wish I could do both but it’s really hard. I did it a little and it was running from CBS to Warner Brothers and trying to stay on top of things and it was just memorizing a lot of lines on top of [writing.]

Switched at Birth and The Fosters are set to debut their new seasons on Monday, Jan. 13. Both ABC Family soaps deal with nontraditional blended families, and the ties that bind families will still be the most important thing when the programs return for their winter season.

Grrl power is in full effect today on CBS Daytime's The Bold and the Beautiful. A newly-empowered Katie Logan Spencer (Heather Tom) rejoices with Karen (Joanna Johnson) and Danielle (Crystal Chappell), after fully seizing control of Spencer Publications.

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Daytime fans cheered with pride on social media last Sunday night as one of our own received acting’s highest honor. Former As the World Turns star Julianne Moore won the Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of an Alzheimer’s suffer in Still Alice.

Devon (Bryton James) and Hilary (Mishael Morgan) have been sneaking around on Neil (Kristoff St. John) for months as he struggled with blindness. I’m sure Neil dreamed of regaining his sight, but I’m also positive he never expected to get such an eye full when he did.

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The Abbott Cabin Crew could use an assist from Annalise Keating from How To Get Away With Murder. I caught up with Camryn Grimes (Mariah) to dish the murder of Austin Travers and subsequent cover-up on The Young and the Restless.